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In Bruges
Focus Features
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MPAA RATING: R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language and some drug use
Starring
Colin Farrell,
Brendan Gleeson,
Ralph Fiennes,
and
Clemence Posey
Very much out of place amidst the gothic architecture, canals, and cobbled streets, the two hit men fill their days living the lives of tourists. Ray, still haunted by the bloodshed in London, hates the place, while Ken, even as he keeps a fatherly eye on Ray's often profanely funny exploits, finds his mind and soul being expanded by the beauty and serenity of the city. But the longer they stay waiting for Harry's call, the more surreal their experience becomes, as they find themselves in weird encounters with locals, tourists, violent medieval art, a dwarf American actor shooting a European art film, Dutch prostitutes, and a potential romance for Ray in the form of Chloe, who may have some dark secrets of her own. And when the call from Harry does finally come, Ken and Ray's vacation becomes a life-and-death struggle of darkly comic proportions and surprisingly emotional consequences. (Focus Features)
| GENRE(S): |
Action
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Comedy
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Martin McDonagh
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Martin McDonagh
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: June 24, 2008
Theatrical: February 8, 2008
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| RUNNING TIME: |
107 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
UK / Belgium |

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
An endlessly surprising, very dark, human comedy, with a plot that cannot be foreseen but only relished.

100
Chicago Reader
J.R. Jones
The movie gradually deepens from odd-couple comedy into Catholic-themed drama, but it remains marvelously funny throughout. Instead of hitting the easy notes of black humor, McDonagh skillfully modulates between broad character laughs and the men's piercing anguish as the story nears its bloody conclusion.

91
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Tasha Robinson
When it's funny, it's hilarious; when it's serious, it's powerful; and either way, it's an endless pleasant surprise.

88
USA Today
Claudia Puig
Sharply written, superbly acted, funny and even occasionally touching.

83
Baltimore Sun
Chris Kaltenbach
Tightly scripted and intricately plotted, the buddy film manages the neat two-step of being simultaneously profane and engaging.

80
Empire
Damon Wise
With In Bruges, the British gangster movie gets a Croydon facelift. It may not be new, but it’s a wonderfully fresh take on a familiar genre: fucked-up, far-out and very, very funny.

80
Film Threat
Jeremy Mathews
In a film full of great performances, Ralph Feinnes steals the show as Harry, the boss.

80
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
The heroes are two hit men, and the tone is often absurdist. But the film is also very funny and surprisingly affecting.

80
Salon.com
Andrew O'Hehir
Dark, hilarious and oddly moving.

80
Washington Post
John Anderson
Those who know McDonagh's work know a vein of darkness will run deeply through the comedy. It has seldom been darker. Or funnier. He has made a hit-man movie in which you don't know what will happen and can't wait to find out. Every movie should be so cliched.

75
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
A haunting and hypnotic movie, just the thing to get lost in.

75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold
A perfectly titled and thoroughly engaging -- if at times gleefully violent -- black comedy.

75
Premiere
Glenn Kenny
This finale, which piles one bloody absurd epiphany on top of another almost ad infinitum, is where McDonagh lays all his cards on the table -- and his characters are the ones who have to pay up.

75
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
After playing one too many sullen poseurs it’s clear Colin Farrell and Ralph Fiennes had a ball making an inky black comedy seething with grandiose invective.

75
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
Witty and lively, with a soul to it, as well.

75
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
Little more than a shaggy-dog tale about two hit men killing time in the picturesque, medieval Belgian city of the title, goosed with crackling dialogue and generous dollops of gore.

75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
In Bruges, at its best, works like "Pulp Fiction" with Irish (and Belgian) accents, digressing into weird discourse and giving a bunch of actors the occasion to shine in small, peculiar roles.

75
Miami Herald
Connie Ogle
Dry humor keeps In Bruges fresh and lively and makes it a whole lot of fun to watch.

70
Los Angeles Times
Carina Chocano
A dark comedy with a melancholy streak and punchy sense of humor.

70
Slate
Dana Stevens
A jolly mess of a movie. Overplotted, choppy, and contrived, it nonetheless has a curious vitality that makes you wonder where McDonagh will go next.

70
The Hollywood Reporter
James Greenberg
Chock full of wonderful lines delivered by a splendid cast, the film toys with the conventions and mostly transcends the limitations.

70
Variety
Robert Koehler
Closer to pics like “The Hit” and “Miller’s Crossing” than to McDonagh’s bristling, funny plays, this half-comic, half-serious account of two Irish hitmen who are sent to the titular Belgian burg to cool their heels after a job is moderately fair as a nutty character study, but overly far-fetched once the action kicks in.

63
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
The acting is top-notch. Colin Farrell, who seems to be gravitating increasingly toward smaller films, effectively channels his manic energy. He and Brendan Gleeson display chemistry in the Odd Couple vein, occasionally giving rise to instances of humor. Ralph Fiennes plays one of the most twisted roles of his career.

63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Rick Groen
The setting is unique, the cast is terrific, the dialogue crackles and, if only there were a plot worth believing, In Bruges might have been a fine film.

63
New York Daily News
Jack Mathews
The banter between these unlikely partners seems inspired by Quentin Tarantino's ingeniously insipid dialogue, delivered with indelible deadpan sincerity by John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson in "Pulp Fiction." Neither the dialogue nor the characters are as interesting here.

63
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
Fiennes's energy gets the film over the finish line.

60
The New York Times
Manohla Dargis
Mr. Gleeson, Mr. Farrell and especially the late-arriving and welcome Mr. Fiennes have great fun rummaging around inside Mr. McDonagh’s modest bag of tricks.

58
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Neither star is sloppy, but both are loose and mellow -- a couple of pros who know they're the whole show.

58
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
It's a showpiece for that Belgian city's medieval splendor. You may want to book vacation reservations upon leaving the theater, although the memory of this underwhelming movie may tarnish the sightseeing.

50
New York Magazine
David Edelstein
For In Bruges to click, McDonagh needed either to get more real or more fake.

50
Village Voice
Ella Taylor
Bruges may be the movie's rather too-long-running joke, but Farrell's shaggy brow is easily the most entertaining thing in Irish playwright Martin McDonagh's first foray into the crime caper.

50
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
The film's light comedy and dark morality make for an unsettling mix.

50
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
As formulaic in its own way as anything mainstream Hollywood turns out, In Bruges is also a fish-out-of-water comedy.

40
The New Yorker
Anthony Lane
No one wants a movie that tiptoes in step with political correctness, yet the willful opposite can be equally noxious, and, as In Bruges barges and blusters its way through dwarf jokes, child-abuse jokes, jokes about fat black women, and moldy old jokes about Americans, it runs the risk of pleasing itself more than its paying viewers.


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